AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #567
With Spider-Man in her grasp, the Brand New is close to the greatest victory of all – the unmasking and death of Spider-Man. Can DAREDEVIL rescue him in time? Ummm…doesn’t look that way, does it? Also, Vin Gonzales’s life is on the line – can his roommate Peter Parker beat the odds? Marc Guggenheim and Phil Jimenez bring you the pulse-pounding conclusion to the introduction of the New (but really, look at the cover, Spidey-Fan – can’t ya figure out who she is?!)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568
Get ready for the six part Spidey Summer Blockbuster: NEW WAYS TO DIE. In the double-sized part one, THE THUNDERBOLTS are coming to New York to take down Spider-Man! And Spidey's Brand New Day will be changed forever. Plus, Mark Waid and Adi Granov bring you up to date with Original Venom, Eddie Brock!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #569
SPIDEY'S a villain? NORMAN OSBORN'S a hero? What kind of crazy, mixed-up world is this? Next thing you'll tell us is that black is white and white is black…Or maybe that has something to do with VENOM, MISTER NEGATIVE, and the birth of an all-new Spider Villain! Or would that be an all-new Spider-Hero? Either way, True Believer, this is a 1st appearance you do NOT want to miss!
The thirteen-year-old was happy enough with this last month, so I guess we'll keep getting it until she isn't.
AVENGERS/INVADERS #4 (of 12)
Act One of this 12-part event concludes with a four-way battle royale among both teams of Avengers, the Invaders and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – all above the landmarks of Washington D.C. Plus, Doctor Strange discovers the secret of the time-lost Invaders, all while trying to keep all of history from rewriting itself…and the Avengers out of reality.
Obviously. :)
CAPTAIN AMERICA #41
The epic "Death of Captain America" tale hits its penultimate chapter... and the final battle between the New Captain America and the people who killed Steve Rogers begins here!
Also obviously. (Although this is about the least I've cared for a CA cover in, like, ever, and I'm not entirely sure why.)
THE LAST DEFENDERS #6 (of 6)
This is it -- the moment you've been waiting for! After all the false starts and missed opportunities... finally, the Last Defenders are revealed! Together, they share a destiny that can affect the course of all existence -- that is, if Kyle Richmond can manage to assemble them! But there is no price too great to pay to get this team together!
I'm not sure how "Defender-y" this book has been so far, but it's been pretty good.
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #27
Marvel: Okay, 27 is your final Avengers issue- we're expecting something special.
Parker: Oh don't you worry, it will be. Heh.
Marvel: Really? Great! Who's in it?
Parker: Um... the guy with the thing- trust me, it's going to RAWK.
Marvel: You don't know what the story is yet, do you.
Parker: -think my phone's running out of juice-zzzz-can barely hear you--- bwip*
For the nine-year-old.
SECRET INVASION #5 (of 8)
Embrace change. With these two words the Skrull Empire declares their intentions to the entire Marvel Universe.
Embrace change. With these two words thousands and thousands of comic fans who have declared Secret Invasion the comic book blockbuster of the summer brace themselves for the shocking changes that are about to happen to their favorite characters and institutions. Embrace change, True Believer, because change is coming!
I hope the book will be better than the solicitation text.
MIGHTY AVENGERS #17
The legacy of CAPTAIN MARVEL! The return of MAR-VELL has brought with it more questions then answers. In this special Secret Invasion tie-in, all those questions will be answered. Plus, Marvel Boy is confronted with his true destiny.
Doesn't sound thrilling but doesn't sound awful.
NEW AVENGERS #44
The dark secret of the Illuminati. Marvel's most covert gathering of heroes has a secret so dark that they never speak of it, even to each other. And it could be what has brought about the Secret Invasion.
Again, not thrilling, not awful. But won't it be nice to get back to normal storylines? They do still have normal storylines, don't they?
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #16
For months you've heard one question over and over again: "Who do you trust?" Well we've got your answer right here, Earth-boy: TRUST THE KILL KREW! Yeah, that's right, the SKRULL KILL KREW are back! And they're ready to kill, maim, torture, and butcher every mother lovin' Skrull out there! Also, back at Camp Hammond, ANT-MAN is in a giant world of trouble—the biggest kind of trouble the SECRET INVASION can dish out.
I'm not at all familiar with the Skrull Klil Krew, but I know some folks are excited to see them so there's got to be something interesting there, right? And there's always something interesting with Ant-Man. And this has been a decent title all along.
SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS #3 (of 3)
The rip-roaring teen mini-series comes to a killer climax! The teams are split up, but can they come together and stop the Invasion? Can Hulkling become the Messiah he has been prophesized to be? Is Xavin lost forever?
I'm not really planning to get many of the SI-associated minis (maybe in trade form if they seem worthwhile?), but this one we're getting.
MS. MARVEL #30
Ms. Marvel discovers the Skrulls’ dark secret hidden away within Riker's Island. Something even worse than the armies already rampaging across the Earth? Most definitely. Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Adriana Melo (Witchblade) bring the tale of Ms. Marvel and the Skrull invasion to its brutal conclusion.
Hm, do I see the word "conclusion" there? (Actually I like this book and expect I'll like the SI-related issues as well. But still...)
SHE-HULK #32
Okay, we know that Jazinda, She-Hulk’s fellow bounty hunting partner, claims she’s not part of the alien invasion…but can you ever trust a Skrull? Especially one that’s the daughter of the infamous Super-Skrull? Months of accusations and mistrust come to a boil as our gamma-powered glamazon leaps into this year’s biggest event!
I imagine that I will like this book more than the solicitation would indicate.
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI:13 #4
It's the final battle for Britain as MI-13 makes its last stand against the Skrulls. But the door to the darkness has been opened, and evil is loose in the world, and that might make even the end of the Secret Invasion look like the beginning of something much worse. Be here for the moment a team is created, a hero returns and a new legacy is born.
I'm not a big Captain Britain fan but I think he's always done pretty well in a group setting, so I expect to like this title.
MOON KNIGHT #21
“The Death of Marc Spector” part 1 of 6
Moon Knight has been an eyesore to the Initiative…and he’s about to pay the price. With Tony Stark forced onto the sidelines, Norman Osborn has been tapped to bring in the fugitive super hero – by all means necessary. That’s right, True Believer, the Thunderbolts have just been sicced on Moon Knight. To survive, he's going to have to go a bit crazy.
I don't read the Thunderbolts' book so have no opinion on that aspect, but I just have to laugh a bit at the idea that it's going to take Marc six months to die. (And, considering that Marc's got at least a couple of alternate identities, I'm not expecting an actual death, but I suppose anything's possible.)
RUNAWAYS #1
Come see the beginning of a whole new Runaways! Comics legend Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, Echo) and super-star artist Humberto Ramos (X-MEN, WOLVERINE, SPIDER-MAN) run back to Los Angeles with your favorite teen heroes. But it’s not the same city they left so long ago. The Runaways try to stay off the radar, but the sins of their parents won’t make that possible…
I'm going to ask the thirteen-year-old about this one, as she's shown some interest in the Runaways before. So it's up to her if we get it.
PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT #2 (of 5)
Iron Man’s one-woman Initiative team for Alaska finds herself in WAY over her head. Patsy Walker, Hellcat, is thrust into a world of magic, witches, rally-cars and demons of all shapes and sizes, and all she thought she was going to do was rough up a few lumber-thieves.
You know, it probably would have made more sense to wait for a trade for this one, but ah well. Also I remember Patsy fondly from her Avengers days, and certainly want to encourage the idea that Hellcat sells. :)
YOUNG X-MEN #5
The numbers are in and it's official: Young X-Men is Mighty Marvel's newest hit!!! It's Marvel's youngest mutants in their final showdown with and one of them won't be walking away from it. The Young X-Men's first story arc ends here and nothing will ever be the same again.
The book seems all right. But "one of them won't be walking away from it?" "Nothing will ever be the same again?" I should really just stop reading the solicitation texts, I might end up missing something I'd actually like because the text is so uninviting.
Also they've got a hardcover of the first six issues of The Twelve. I'm considering it, because it's kind of the sort of book I know I'll enjoy reading and rereading. Also because when they make a hardcover it means it'll be a long damn time until the paperback comes out. We'll see.
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